Removed hinge pins, unbolted pushrods and control cable from rudder and removed both ruddervators. Starboard side ruddervator pin was particularly difficult to remove due to excessive length. Long end of pin had been bent to prevent the pin from backing out.
Removed tail tips, applied masking tap to control over spray. Applied lightweight filler to fair between fuselage and root of tail planes. Added filler to wheel pants and tail tips where needed to fill voids or mold marks. Sanded undercoat to removed bumps that developed from rolling on day-old epoxy. Eastwood epoxy undercoat is very difficult to remove from fittings and areas that were inadvertently marked by the roller during application.
Cleaned and taped areas to be coated with spray epoxy around control surface hinges.